WFP and Careem Launch Donation Campaign to Support Gaza Food Assistance Efforts

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Careem, a leading multi-service app in the Middle East, have partnered to launch a donation campaign across Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The initiative aims to support WFP's emergency food assistance efforts in Gaza, where nearly one in three people are going days without food, putting more lives at risk. Through Careem's in-app donations platform, users can contribute directly to WFP's emergency response, with donations going towards delivering wheat flour, hot meals, and nutrition supplements to communities across Gaza and the West Bank.

Key Takeaways:

• The WFP has dispatched dozens of aid convoys with over 1,200 trucks carrying 18,247 metric tons of food into Gaza since May 21.
• The partnership between WFP and Careem enables Careem users to support WFP's emergency food assistance efforts in Gaza directly through the Careem app.
• Careem's in-app donations platform, "Right Click," allows users to contribute directly to WFP's emergency response, with donations going towards delivering wheat flour, hot meals, and nutrition supplements to communities across Gaza and the West Bank.
• WFP aims to reach over 1.5 million people in Gaza and the West Bank this year through this initiative.
• Flour prices in Gaza have soared to 3,000 times pre-war levels, and cooking fuel is virtually impossible to find, making food aid the only realistic option for people to eat.
• WFP has pre-positioned over 116,000 metric tons of food assistance just outside Gaza, enough to feed the entirety of Gaza's population for two months.
• Careem has facilitated over $200,000 in donations to various causes, including emergency relief and education support, in 2025 alone.

Statistics:

• Over 18,247 metric tons of food have been delivered into Gaza through WFP's aid convoys since May 21.
• WFP aims to reach over 1.5 million people in Gaza and the West Bank this year.
• Flour prices in Gaza have soared to 3,000 times pre-war levels.
• Cooking fuel is virtually impossible to find in Gaza.
• WFP has pre-positioned over 116,000 metric tons of food assistance just outside Gaza, enough to feed the entirety of Gaza's population for two months.
• Careem has facilitated over $200,000 in donations to various causes, including emergency relief and education support, in 2025 alone.

Sources:

• [WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme, accessed on 21 July 2025.
• [Careem] Careem, accessed on 21 July 2025.
• [MIL OSI] MIL OSI United Nations News, accessed on 21 July 2025.